Traffic regulations, road signs and road markings
Traffic regulations, road signs and road markings
This domain tests whether a category D candidate can read the road correctly and apply North Macedonia's right-hand-traffic rules to a large vehicle. The exam favours practical interpretation: which instruction wins, what a marking permits, and how a bus must behave at junctions, crossings and bus stops.
Core rules
- North Macedonia drives on the right. Keep as far right as is safe; a bus may use marked bus lanes and stops only as the signs and markings allow.
- Order of authority is police or traffic controller, temporary signs, permanent signs, then road markings. A sign and marking that conflict are resolved in that order, not by habit.
- Warning signs are triangles, prohibition signs are red circles, mandatory signs are blue circles, and information signs are rectangles. A red octagon means stop; an inverted triangle means give way.
- Continuous centre or lane lines must not be crossed. Broken lines may be crossed only when it is safe and legal. Stop lines, zebra crossings, hatched areas and bus-stop markings must be respected.
- Approach pedestrian crossings, junctions and bus stops at a speed that lets you stop for a vulnerable road user. Do not overtake at a crossing or where visibility is restricted.
- A professional bus driver is held to a strict alcohol standard; do not treat the ordinary private-car limit as a safe target. Fatigue, phone use and distraction are also offences and major hazards.
Worked example
A bus approaches a T-junction. A give-way triangle is present, the left lane line becomes solid, and a zebra crossing is just beyond the junction. The triangle does not require a full stop if the road is clear, but the solid line forbids a late lane change and the crossing demands a speed from which you can stop. The correct response is to reduce speed early, keep the bus in lane, check both directions and mirrors, and be ready to stop for a pedestrian.
Traps
Candidates lose marks by treating give way as stop, ignoring a marking because no sign repeats it, crossing a solid line to reach a bus stop, and assuming a bus lane is always available. Another trap is obeying a permanent sign while a temporary roadworks sign or a police officer gives a different instruction.